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re: The Longest-Lasting Cars to Reach 200,000 Miles and Beyond

Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:48 pm to
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
23214 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:48 pm to
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How is Corolla not on this list.


They said traded with 200,000+ not 300,000+.

320,000 on my Ford Ranger, btw. Still gets 30 MPH and doesn't burn or leak any oil.
Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger
Huntsville, Al via Sulphur, LA
Member since Sep 2005
8252 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:49 pm to
I put 205K on a 2003 C2500 and it's probably still going somewhere in Mexico.

Wife put 200K on a 2003 Toy 4Runner SR5 4WD before she totaled it in a wreck.
Posted by Demshoes
Up in here
Member since Aug 2015
10757 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 7:50 pm to
There's got to be a mistake. No German engineering?
Posted by LongueCarabine
Pointe Aux Pins, LA
Member since Jan 2011
8205 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 8:04 pm to
200,000 miles? LOL.

I got 343,000 out of my 98 Jeep Cherokee. Had it from 1998 to 2016.
Posted by fishfighter
RIP
Member since Apr 2008
40026 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 9:02 pm to
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Keep buying them piece of shite Dodges baws!


Got a Dodge 2500 with 217000 miles and a Dodge Durango with 197000 miles. Both still going.
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 9:55 pm to
My problem isn't that a vehicle won't last 200,000 miles. My problem is that most of them look like crap, particularly on the inside, after 3 or 4 years. There's such a thing as a vehicle that starts every time, but you kind of wish it wouldn't so you could be rid of it.

I will say, if you want a car that lasts (and not just in the "starts every time" sense), get a Subaru. My current vehicle is a 10-year-old Subaru I bought new, and she's still my pride and joy.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85479 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 10:12 pm to
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255k for me.

quote:

I only drive arpund 5k a year


Posted by bee Rye
New orleans
Member since Jan 2006
34623 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 10:13 pm to
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Still gets 30 MPH


Seems like that would severely limit the types of roads you can drive on
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79742 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 10:15 pm to
Who the hell drives a car to 200k miles?

Jesus it would suck to worry about this problem.
This post was edited on 3/30/19 at 10:16 pm
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 11:19 pm to
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There's got to be a mistake. No German engineering?


Most Americans buy cars with automatic transmissions, and BMW automatics crap out right before 100,000 miles, almost without exception. Some of those cars will have their transmissions overhauled, at considerable expense, but just as many get parted out. When transmission #2 craps out a bit before 200,000 miles, the junking is pretty much inevitable.

There's a whole lot of expensive gadgetry failing along the way, too. It's trashy to tolerate cars with a lot of broken accessories. Not saying it doesn't happen, but it's trashy, and trashy people don't keep cars going.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79742 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 11:26 pm to
My TPMS went out on my left rear. Does it make me trashy that I am waiting for the next time the tire comes off to repair it?
Posted by USMEagles
Member since Jan 2018
11811 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 11:33 pm to
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My TPMS went out on my left rear. Does it make me trashy that I am waiting for the next time the tire comes off to repair it?


Only a little bit. You should probably only go to 4-star steakhouses for a while.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79742 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 11:34 pm to
Should I valet or try to hide my shame?

Fill disclosure, valeted at a 5 star steakhouse with the TPMS and the car was parked right up front...steakhouse lost a star.
This post was edited on 3/30/19 at 11:36 pm
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
16673 posts
Posted on 3/30/19 at 11:37 pm to
My lowly 2010 Mazda6 shows no sign of slowing down at 102K. Hoping to keep it as a daily driver for a while to work on something classic with some more HP.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
139098 posts
Posted on 3/31/19 at 4:29 am to
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69.4-month term.

How is this even possible?
Posted by DLauw
SWLA
Member since Sep 2011
6195 posts
Posted on 3/31/19 at 7:28 am to
‘01 f250 7.3 standard transmission- 350k on the clock. Just changed the power steering pump, radiator and ball joints. Drove to Moab and Colorado last summer and lots of other 8hr road trips pulling a trailer with my Jeep on it. My ‘13 Jeep has about 50k miles because I tow it on long trips and it barley road legal now.

Older photo with my old bumper pull. Got a gooseneck now that I load the Jeep and camper on.
Posted by Halftrack
The Wild Blue Yonder
Member since Apr 2015
2763 posts
Posted on 3/31/19 at 7:34 am to
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one top gear episode one of the guys drove a miata across the syrian desert. it was surprisingly mobile off road


This is not unlike driving a sporting clay across a firing range at a gun club.
Posted by mtntiger
Asheville, NC
Member since Oct 2003
29904 posts
Posted on 3/31/19 at 7:59 am to
I sure as hell got my money's worth out of my 2012 Jeep Patriot. Bought it new for less than $15K, it still gets 30 MPG on the highway and has 220,000 miles on it.

Now, would I buy another one? No. It's a cheap pile of crap, but it has served its purpose.
Posted by shallowminded
Member since Nov 2012
3147 posts
Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:03 am to
The top 3 are “soccer mom” whips. Those things go everywhere!
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
17960 posts
Posted on 3/31/19 at 8:07 am to
Got a 04 lexus that has over 200,000.
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